‘We have heard through intelligence channels that several extremist organizations are attempting to capture coalition servicemen and women,’ said a senior military officer in Iraq. ‘We have instituted additional force protection methods to thwart these attempts.’

Of the 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, about 11,000 are women. They work as drivers, medics, aviators, police and clerks. By law, they are banned from land combat, but they still come into close contact with the enemy.” More…